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~A Month Later~

‘Still no sign of a city or a sect. Are you sure there are humans in this realm?’ Raphael asked.

‘I don’t know,’ Huno said, opening his eyes.

‘How’s your cultivation going?’

‘Can’t seem to form a core so I’m unable to enter the foundation realm,’ Huno replied and stood up to stretch. ‘The energy in my body is enough to form a bronze core, but every time I try, it doesn’t work. So I’m stuck in the Er realm,’ he added.

‘Oh tough luck boy,’

‘Maybe this was a bad idea,’

‘Maybe, but what if you forget about forming a core?’

‘What do you mean?’

‘You are trying a new thing but following the old method. Why don’t you try a new method and just keep absorbing the nature essence into your body,’

‘Okay, you don’t think what I’m doing is stupid?’

‘Why would I? I’m an artifact refiner. I usually try new methods for refining artifact,’